Rwanda To Reject Foreign Aid

December 14, 2016, Kagame announced that a stunning intent: to end dependency on foreign aid. Kagame was addressing a two-day national dialogue attended by over 2,000 participants. His command was delivered in the following terms:

“Among the decisions of this Umushyikirano (national dialogue), we should resolve to set a deadline, which should come sooner rather than later, after which Rwanda will no longer be waiting for what others hand out to us.”

But who forces Kagame to take foreign aid? And does foreign prevent development? Of course not. India receives US$3 billion in foreign aid. Yet it is growing so fast that it is now the world’s 7th largest economy with GDP of US$2 trillion.